Indy Transponder 02-JUL-2014 0200z

Air Force Thunderbirds back for Battle Creek Field of Flight Airshow and ... * Mlive Kalamazoo | BATTLE CREEK, MI – The red, white and blue F-16 Fighting Falcons of the United States Air Force Thunderbirds flight demonstration team will return to W.K. Kellogg Airport for the 34th Battle Creek Field of Flight Airshow and Balloon Festival on July 2-6....

Blue Angels coming this week * Traverse City Record Eagle | Boating will be restricted on West Grand Traverse Bay Thursday through Sunday from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Vessels in the bay will be unable to travel north or south during the Blue Angels performances to keep the area under the show clear. The jets...

The Blues Are Back * Splash Pensacola Beach | Along with the Blue Angels, some local favorites are being featured for the civilian show, including extreme pilot Skip Stewart and his modified Pitts S-2S, Prometheus, Gary Ward and his MX2, and back by popular demand, Team AeroDynamix, the world's...

Cooler temperatures, military acts draw air show crowd * Dayton Daily News | Cooler temperatures and the U.S. Navy Blue Angles flight performance may have increased attendance at this year's Vectren Dayton Air Show. Despite clouds and the threat of rain Sunday morning, spectators unpacked their lawn chairs securing their spots...

Air show, fireworks to honor hometown hero Billy Machen * Gilmer Mirror | A Brookshire’s-sponsored Air Show will precede a musical presentation and Independence Day fireworks celebration on Thursday night, July 3, at Buckeye Stadium....

Deer Park air show is free, hands-on * The Spokesman Review | To celebrate the milestone, flight enthusiasts are putting on an air show to recognize the history of aviation in the community. The event on July 19 will feature historic aircraft, flight demonstrations and classes for children. Activities start at 8...

US Returns To Farnborough Air Show, Russia Retreats * Aviation Week | The Russian Sukhoi Su-35 stole last year's Paris air show with its flippy acrobatics. Now it is the Joint Strike Fighter's turn in the limelight, beginning with the international debut of the F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft at RIAT...

Pylon Racing Seminar – 2014  * The Pylon Place | A record number of attendees joined forces at Stead Field outside of Reno, NV to qualify and practice for the 51st National Championship Air Races to be held September 10-14th....

Planes, rockets and hovercrafts — Oh my! by Matt Fritz | La PORTE — It was a Grumman Tiger, a single-engine aircraft blasting above the clouds by the La Porte Municipal Airport....

B-25 bomber set to arrive at Villeneuve Airport * iNews880.com | The Alberta Aviation Museum has arranged for a historic B-25 bomber, known as Made in The Shade, to spend the next few days on display at the Villeneuve Airport. The museum's Executive Director, Tom Hinderks, says as part of the celebration — that...

Vintage B-17 bomber to visit Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum * CBC.ca | The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton is offering a chance to get up close and personal with one of World War II's iconic American bombers, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. The museum is hosting the 1940s-era aircraft, nicknamed the...

Photos: Saying good-bye · Commemorative Air Force, Indiana Wing | We said goodbye to our friend W John Connel yesterday in a fitting way...at the airport with a warbird fly-over. He was a great aviation photographer and a true friend to the Indiana Wing.

Record-setting pilot to speak at ALS fundraising dinner * The Plain Dealer | ... a news release. The museum is in Burke's terminal at 1501 North Marginal Road. The museum opened in Centerville, Ohio in 1986, and moved to Burke in 1998. IWASM's focus is preserving the history of women in aviation and space...

Honda's first production jet takes off from North Carolina * Autoblog (blog) | Plenty of automakers have backgrounds in aircraft manufacturing. BMW, Bristol, Mitsubishi, Saab and Spyker all started out in the airplane business. But Honda is going the opposite direction, expanding its automotive (not to mention motorcycle, ATV...

The Bell 407GX  * Justin de Reuck - Aviation Photographer  | I was approached by NAC a few weeks back to quote on the possibility of shooting the Bell 407GX as a direct commission for Bell Helicopters in the USA. Bell were looking at commissioning their first ever photoshoot on South African soil and myself and Karin Roodt of NAC were quite keen to get Bells’ approval....

LDSD Test Flight a Success; Two More Planned to Display Parachute Landing ... * University Herald | "Because our vehicle flew so well, we had the chance to earn 'extra credit' points with the Supersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator [SIAD]," Ian Clark, principal investigator for LDSD at JPL, said in the release. "All indications ... "This entire...